1996 NCAA Division I Field Hockey Championship

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1996 NCAA Division I Field Hockey Championship
CountryFlag of the United States.svg  United States
Teams12
Champions North Carolina (3rd title)
Runners-up Princeton (1st title game)
Matches played11
Goals scored61 (5.55 per match)
1995
1997

The 1996 NCAA Division I Field Hockey Championship was the 16th women's collegiate field hockey tournament organized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association, to determine the top college field hockey team in the United States. The North Carolina Tar Heels won their third championship, defeating the Princeton Tigers in the final. [1] The championship rounds were held at the Boston College Field Hockey Field in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts on the campus of Boston College.

Bracket

First round Second round Semifinals Championship
            
Virginia 4
Duke 1
North Carolina 2
Virginia 1
North Carolina2
Northeastern 1
Northeastern 3
Massachusetts 0
Connecticut 1
Northeastern3
North Carolina3
Princeton 0
Maryland 3
Penn State 1
Old Dominion 7
Maryland 4
Old Dominion 3
Princeton (OT) 4
Princeton 5
Boston U. 4
Iowa 4
Princeton (OT) 5

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References

  1. "1995 Division I Field Hockey Championship Bracket" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. p. 6. Retrieved November 29, 2013.